Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE World Cup 2011 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2011
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 2.2
Date 2011.09.01
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r2r4/p5pk/4p2p/4np2/8/P3P3/1PRNKP1P/7R w - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.Nf3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 b6
  9. 9.Bg5 Ba6
  10. 10.Qa4 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rc1 Qe7
  14. 14.Nd2 Rd8
  15. 15.Rc2 Rd4
  16. 16.Bxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.Qe8+ Kh7
  18. 18.e3 Rd8
  19. 19.Qa4 Bb7
  20. 20.Ne4 Qg6
  21. 21.Nxc5 Bxg2
  22. 22.Bxg2 Qxg2
  23. 23.Qe4+ Qxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Nd7
  25. 25.Ke2 f5
  26. 26.Nd2 Ne5

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